Newsroom Diaries 2016

Newsroom diaries 2016: Marathwada, elections, Olympics, demonetisation and how we covered them

Four stories we've reported in the past year should serve to showcase the breadth of material (and digital reporting opportunities) 2016 has provided the Firstpost newsroom.

Newsroom diaries 2016: Freedom 251, the story that made us question technology

We're glad today there's no mention of Freedom 251 and that India has finally moved beyond.

Newsroom Diaries 2016: From 'Pineapple Apple Pen' to the 'hot chaiwalla', what trended on social media this year

Social media had its fair share of trends in 2017. It didn't just give us hashtags, it gave us stories along with it.

Newsroom Diaries 2016: Five state polls, politics and the potpourri of headlines

The state polls of 2016 featured four major states with different political players and dynamics - the challenge was bring out the critical issues pertaining to each state and present it to a national audience.

Newsroom Diaries 2016: Covering the biggest sports event in the world – the Olympics

Newsroom diaries 2016: Fawad Khan charmed Bollywood, but came with major political baggage

The most important story of 2016 was Fawad Khan and the Pakistani artistes ban.

Newsroom Diaries 2016: Covering the United States election

This article is part of a series of newsroom diaries by various members of the Firstpost team. These diaries will provide you with the journalist's recollections of a particular bit of news coverage in 2016 in which she/he was deeply involved.

Newsroom Diaries 2016: In a year that had the Olympics, why the Euro 2016 stood out

Firstpost's sports writer Nikhila Makker talks about the highs (and lows) of covering the 2016 Euro Championship